// Antiquity

Eastern Wu

Period
AD 207 – AD 282
Duration
approx. 75 years
Greatest extent
around AD 238
Area (max.)
approx. 1.4 million km²
Eastern Wu at its greatest extent (around AD 238) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Eastern Wu — according to the map data from AD 207 to AD 282, roughly 75 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Eastern Wu — greatest extent around AD 238: the mapped borders then cover about 1.4 million km², roughly 0.9% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 207Area according to the map data (max. 1.4 million km²)AD 282

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 206)

After

Neighbours around AD 238

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.